Can she put another mans name on the birth certificate?

Question

My boyfriend had a terrible past. He got a girl pregnant at 14 and they had the baby and all. However he was kept away from it all by the girl and her family and now that we're all nearing 18 he is gearing up to go after parental rights. The mother now has a new bf and they are apparently engaged and she wants his name on the birth certificate. My bf, the father, does not have his name on her certificate or really any legal connection to his daughter. What would we need to do to keep the mother from putting someone elses name on the certificate? And obviously none of us has much money so how would we go about procuring a paternity test? And can the mother refuse it? Will we definitely need an attorney? or can he just represent himself in a civil case? I think its pretty cut and dry once the paternity test comes up, but is there anything else we should know? He and I both turn 18 in October and the mother turns 18 in November and the little girl turns 3 in september.

Answer 1

they actually sell an over the counter paternity test at cvs try that i think it is only like 50 dollars. good luck

Answer 2

She can not arbitrarily just put a random man on her birth certificate...after all these years especially.  He can request a DNA test to establish that he is her father.  Try your local child support agency or a lawyer for the legal aspects of the situation.  (DNA tests cost around $500 bucks, I know)

Answer 3

He needs to get a lawyer and get a paternity test to establish he is the father then he will have the right to stop the name being on the birthcertificate however he must be prepared for a battle because if he hasn't paid support or made attempts to be in his daughters life for 3 years the courts could consider that he abandoned his daughter and take away his legal rights.  The mother can't refuse the test if it is courtordered.